Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-01
ROGBR bAR0QUE.
Adapted and Translated from the French
Of Jules Mary.
BY OLIVE HARPER.
CHAPTER VI.

wife met frequently, at one house or the
other. Incien was rs far us ever from re-
alizins the truth. and Henriette never slls-
pected it. Every time Julia and Roger met,
when they could not speak, her eyes suppl
Gated him, but he remained lnfexlhie.
Lucien,s health remained very delicate, and
had it not been for a few fortunate specuia-
lions he made under the direction OF broker
named Luversan he might have been in real
need
The war had been well nigh fatal also to
Rogers business, and it was nth great diff
eulty that he could meet his obligations and
keep his business going until the summer of
1877 when cur storE opens
1t was just ut this jrIncture and under these
circunls,qnc that Llrouette claimed the
paymept Of the money which so DISTRESSED
Rogcr tpplv,
u be,, Ia-onette had come into possession
of his uncc's fortune, one afternoon Young
mau of o y..rrs Of th"reabouts-large, dari;
eomplexi,noi.D ith wide shoulders presented
himself NJ fl,, Egac's house and asked to
see Nine. DE- NoiFyiiie He was the broker
with whom inci. ii had had relations i'll his
recent spe MA ,,4ts- Julia knew him by sight,
having upt hitu before "a her husband Is room.
And one ,ilg, Willie he was waiting 10 he re-
ceivel 10y VI. j, Nalr'lle, he stood WITH his
back turned rs ~a' entered the room She
thought II was E"oer Ltr"que who was
stag,iiHg there aud slrang forward, saying;
''Ro1rr. unt Wo.t'
lie tiIrn.i. aul IN. gave a cry OF surprise
Ii was La eFsau Tue same carriage OF the
head, the sam. h, i.ut and build, same beard
and boi, lint Iha,l ended line resemblance
The ewes We're hard the nose larger, with
narrow nn,tril~. the iytthea-i lower and the
eyebrow. husl,ar
Who was this mani Clever, sharp. with.
ont srruples. he began his career as einploye
in IA commercial house They saw him about
the Louvre year. Then came the war and
he had Disappeared lie had drifted from
one army to the other, spying for French
and Germans alike, Tor whoever paid him
hest. having one object in view-to get rich
and TO launch himself into a grand business
as soon AS peace was declared.
During tue DAYS preceding the battle of
CuImiers Rogers, then officer of the commits
sary. was following a road near tho forest of
Marchennir having been seut out with small
reconnoterins rarity, numbering about thirty
men, commanded by a lieutenant. A peasant
ran toward them and told them that guard
of Prussian infantry composad nj some
tyyentv men had inst Installed themselves MT
farm about two miles further on. and were
annoying the people The lieutenant plared
full confidence in this man. hut Roger falt
that he WAS not sincere. and watching his
chance MANAGED 10 get Inside him and boId.
inc a cooked revolver in his hand said.
GIf find Won have dacaiyed me will blow,
your brains OUT
The neasant. A great broad sbn,,i,Iared
dark commissioned nan said rotbing h,t
looked at Roger As if he knew him They
reached the farm and surrounded it Aftar
making a slight show Of ras,stapce the pms.
SLAMS laid down tbnir arms and FIN. Era,,-I
,roro 90 s,,,, nj t,oi,. ,,t,,,,, +I,,. - -
thrown off their puar1 rvban ike n s,d,Ia,,
hurst of flame the cellars the stables srd
harms nourai forth 3lsn mon WIZ sn,ro,,,,1la J
the French in an inst,nt Rorar fnr;o,,s
looked for the neosopr who bad Iad tbar, mt
this trap In the confusion he had esraned
hpt Rnfrarss l.aan avos found him ont 81 ~
sent a pistol hail into the traitors ,af,
shoulder. wh,ch, however. did no serions in
Jury. Still it served to arouse a fealinpr al
reveuoaful r,ca lint Rn,rar afta, tiri,,,, a.
shot MANAGED 10 ascana into tI. danso 60,
of Marchsnoir and ha at last raa,.ha5 hi
command
Three DAYS later the German army. beatan
had abandoned Orleans and among III,
strarpIars who cathsra1 or,,,ud tho r.,
army Roger saw the very man who mad be
trayed his comrades. He was dressed dit
fsrently, had shaved off ms mustarhs an,
imperial. but all to no mrpose and Rncrar "a
once seized upon him, and, IN spite of ever
effort to escape. captured him and handa,
him over to the AUTHORITIES, He WAS saarchad
and a large sum of German and FrencI
money was found concealed nno,, hin, o.,
though he made the most strenuous efforts +
prove his innocence he was tried and con
demned to be shot at davbreak.
His money was confscated and be place,
under guard, but when morning came h
was gone He had somehow surprised tn
guard and stranged him, and, dressed in tn
dead mans hat and coat made his escape
leaving these words on scrap of pape
pinned to the wall:
40 the sub-0tficer who caused my arres
and used his utmost efforts tn beva M
executed. Nv tun comss uavt paua,,bo.
Matthias Zuber"
From this time on Matthias zuber, o.
Luveisan-no one knows which name reall,
belonged to him-fOStered bitter hatred fo
Roger. He only had pierced his treacherou
falsity, and through him the money fo
which be had sold his soul was taken from
him, and he lelt destitute when he bas
dreamed such golden, ambitious possibilities
and, after the war WINS over, he had con
stantiy watched Roger in the hope of SOM